What’s Trending: The Great Green Wall
Trending today: China’s planting greenery to halt the expansion of deserts, and it’s having some measurable success.
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On Air Today: Minoring in AI at UNC, with Rei Sanchez-Arias
UNC’s Rei Sanchez-Arias discusses a new minor focused on AI at UNC – and the class he’s teaching, “AI Unlocked for Curious Minds.”
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Read MoreThe Morning News: Trails, Trials, and Property Revaluations
In today’s news: nonprofits work to transform Chapel Hill’s Lower Booker Creek Trail, and Orange County reexamines its property revaluation.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: Chemo Riders
Jeff Molby has ridden 23,000 miles on a bike to urge folks to help out their friends with cancer – and his final mile is Saturday in Raleigh.
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Read MoreTell Me Something: Into the World of Salamanders, with UNC’s Eric Riddell
UNC biologist Eric Riddell discusses the extreme biodiversity of North Carolina’s salamanders – greater here than anywhere else in the world.
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Read MoreWhat’s Trending: We’ve Committed Too Hard To Labubus
Trending today: a decline in the growth of Labubu sales, and a headline-grabbing (but unsuccessful) lawsuit against Kenny Chesney.
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Read MoreOn Air Today: The 2026 Moorefields Bluegrass Festival
Moorefields board chair Pam Hemminger joins Aaron to discuss this year’s Moorefields Bluegrass Festival this Saturday, October 10.
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Read MoreThe Morning News: Budgets, Data Centers, Juries, Candidates, and Michael Jordan
In today’s news: Orange County officials list a string of budget pressures, while county staff consider regulating data centers.
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‘Our Biggest Pressure’: Orange County Facing Multiple Budget Crunches, With More Looming
Orange County officials say the county’s budget is facing significant pressure from multiple sides at once, and Election Day could bring more.
Read MoreWhat We’re Thinking: A Democratic Senate Takeover? Maybe, Maybe Not
Less than a month from the 2026 election, Tom and Aaron break down the Democrats’ chances of retaking control of the U.S. Senate.
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